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Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies

by Chester A. Reed

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1 Birds With Red or Orange Markings

Scarlet body; black wings and tail; 7½ in.—SCARLET TANAGER. Red; darker above; crested; black face; 9 in.—CARDINAL. Rosy-red; wings and tail slightly darker; 7½ in.—SUMMER TANAGER. Rosy-red; white wing bars; crossed bill; 6 in.—WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. Rosy-red; gray back, wings and tail; stout bill; 8½ in.—PINE GROSBEAK. Brick-red; wings and tail darker; crossed bill; 6 in.—CROSSBILL. Purplish-red, streaked with darker; dark wings and tail.—PURPLE FINCH. Red below; blue head; yellow back; 5½ in.—PAINTED BUNTING. Red patch on crown (concealed); greenish back; 4½ in.—KINGLET. Red cap; black chin; rosy breast; streaked; 5¼ in.—REDPOLL. Pink breast and under wings; black head and back; 8 in.—ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Ruby throat; metallic green back; tiny birds—HUMMINGBIRD. Orange-red under wings and patch on crown; long forked rail.—SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER. Orange; black head, wings and tail (marked with yellow)—BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Orange breast, crown patch and above eye; black and white back, wings and tail—BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. Orange crown patch, edged with black; green back; 4 in.—KINGLET. Orange on sides, wings and tail; black above; 5½ in.—REDSTART. Orange-brown crown edged with black; green back; spotted breast—OVEN-BIRD.

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